WINDHOEK, 09 November 2026 - The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), with International IDEA and India's IIIDEM, launched a three-day training workshop on Risk Management and Electoral Resilience in Windhoek from 9–11 November 2026, uniting ECN leaders and global election experts to share best practices for managing challenges. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 09 November 2026 - Erongo Regional Council Chairperson Lazarus Kanelombe, ERC Chairperson Sem Ntelamo and other constituency Councillors photographed with mining company representatives during the council’s first ever engagement with the complies. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Walvis Bay Mayor Johannes Shimbilinga and other councillors of the Walvis Bay Municipality photographed after the Mayoral Fundraising Gala Dinner after a record-breaking pledge of N$21,2 million raised at the gala. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 November 2026 - Traditional Authorities from genocide-affected communities and members of the Joint Declaration Committee gather in Windhoek on Friday, 06 November 2026, to deliberate on the ongoing reparations negotiations with Germany. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 November 2026 - Traditional Authorities from genocide-affected communities and members of the Joint Declaration Committee gather in Windhoek on Friday, 06 November 2026, to deliberate on the ongoing reparations negotiations with Germany. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 06 November 2026 - Residents of the Erongo region attended President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s town hall community meeting which took place at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 06 November 2026 - Agriculture, Water,Fisheries and Land Reform, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses and Castro Bros general manager Ricky de Castro during the christening of the Castro Kumata fishing vessel, through a partnership between Namibian owned Beki Kumata and Castro Bros fishing. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GOBABIS, 05 November 2026 - A miniature mobile vocational training unit, featuring a welding and metal fabrication section and a theory classroom, designed and produced by students at the Gobabis Vocational Training Centre as a demonstration of their practical skills and creativity. (Photo: Contributed)) NAMPA

Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful from the popemobile on his way to a youth vigil at the Monument of the Spanish in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires on November 10, 2026. On November 10, in Cordoba, Pope Leo XIV reflected on his recent hospitalization as he urged members of the Argentine Catholic Church to persevere in their pastoral work despite age or illness and to continue "making waves," as his predecessor Francis had urged. (Photo by Emiliano Lasalvia / AFP)

Children hold candles while attending a youth vigil ahead of Pope Leo XIV's arrival at the Monument of the Spanish in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires on November 10, 2026. On November 10, in Cordoba, Pope Leo XIV reflected on his recent hospitalization as he urged members of the Argentine Catholic Church to persevere in their pastoral work despite age or illness and to continue "making waves," as his predecessor Francis had urged. (Photo by Emiliano Lasalvia / AFP)

Election workers sort ballot envelopes during the counting of affidavit ballots at the Rankin County Election Commission in Brandon, Mississippi, on November 10, 2026. Mississippi residents faced a "nerve-wracking" wait to see whether the southern state elects its first Black senator in more than a century as vote-counting has dragged on after this past week's US midterms. Voters who spoke to AFP in the state capital Jackson over the weekend anticipated that history could be in the making in the close race between Democrat Scott Colom, an African-American man, and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white woman. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)

An election worker sorts through ballot envelopes during the counting of affidavit ballots at the Rankin County Election Commission in Brandon, Mississippi, on November 10, 2026. Mississippi residents faced a "nerve-wracking" wait to see whether the southern state elects its first Black senator in more than a century as vote-counting has dragged on after this past week's US midterms. Voters who spoke to AFP in the state capital Jackson over the weekend anticipated that history could be in the making in the close race between Democrat Scott Colom, an African-American man, and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white woman. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)

An election worker holds a US Postal Service tray containing ballot envelopes during the counting of affidavit ballots at the Rankin County Election Commission in Brandon, Mississippi, on November 10, 2026. Mississippi residents faced a "nerve-wracking" wait to see whether the southern state elects its first Black senator in more than a century as vote-counting has dragged on after this past week's US midterms. Voters who spoke to AFP in the state capital Jackson over the weekend anticipated that history could be in the making in the close race between Democrat Scott Colom, an African-American man, and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white woman. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)

Election equipment and ballot boxes sit on tables as workers count affidavit ballots at the Rankin County Election Commission in Brandon, Mississippi, on November 10, 2026. Mississippi residents faced a "nerve-wracking" wait to see whether the southern state elects its first Black senator in more than a century as vote-counting has dragged on after this past week's US midterms. Voters who spoke to AFP in the state capital Jackson over the weekend anticipated that history could be in the making in the close race between Democrat Scott Colom, an African-American man, and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white woman. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)

An election worker reviews instructions for checking absentee ballots during the counting of affidavit ballots at the Rankin County Election Commission in Brandon, Mississippi, on November 10, 2026. Mississippi residents faced a "nerve-wracking" wait to see whether the southern state elects its first Black senator in more than a century as vote-counting has dragged on after this past week's US midterms. Voters who spoke to AFP in the state capital Jackson over the weekend anticipated that history could be in the making in the close race between Democrat Scott Colom, an African-American man, and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white woman. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)

Election observers watch election results displayed on a screen as workers count affidavit ballots at the Rankin County Election Commission in Brandon, Mississippi, on November 10, 2026. Mississippi residents faced a "nerve-wracking" wait to see whether the southern state elects its first Black senator in more than a century as vote-counting has dragged on after this past week's US midterms. Voters who spoke to AFP in the state capital Jackson over the weekend anticipated that history could be in the making in the close race between Democrat Scott Colom, an African-American man, and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white woman. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)